# Starting Unity/Programming from scratch
**URL:** https://discussions.unity.com/t/starting-unity-programming-from-scratch/16429
**Category:** Questions & Answers
**Created:** [March 10, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/starting-unity-programming-from-scratch/16429 "2011-03-10T02:24:41Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://discussions.unity.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/starting-unity-programming-from-scratch/16429/1 "2011-03-10T02:24:41Z")
Hi, I'm 100% fresh to Unity, and I'd very much like to learn how to use it. I took a C++ class in high school about 10 years ago, and remember nothing about the programming. So, I'm basically starting out 100% fresh to Unity, and have no programming experience either. From what I have read, people suggest learning JavaScript instead of C#.
Where do I start? Should I start by learning JavaScript by itself, or along-side Unity? I have also heard that the Unity-Java is a bit different.
Any push in the right direction is greatly appreciated :)
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### Author:  [@anon85704231](https://discussions.unity.com/u/anon85704231)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/starting-unity-programming-from-scratch/16429/2 "2011-03-10T02:33:39Z")
I would recommend reading through this:
[http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/5/how-should-i-decide-if-i-should-use-c-javascript-unityscript-or-boo-for-my-pr](http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/5/how-should-i-decide-if-i-should-use-c-javascript-unityscript-or-boo-for-my-pr)
My personal opinion:
Javascript is easier to get started with, no need to declare classes being a main reason
c# tends to be easier later on, as there are far more tutorials about the language about, as it's a standardized language.
It's fairly easy to change between the two, so consider starting with javascript to get the hang of things, then looking at c# again in a week or two to decide properly
For where to start, I would consider learning in unity itself, web javascript isn't going to be the same as unityscript, and beginner c# tutorials tend to rely too much on compiling a main method
There is a pretty decent list of tutorials to look at:
[http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/4897/how-can-i-start-learning-unity-fast-list-of-tutorials/7235#7235](http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/4897/how-can-i-start-learning-unity-fast-list-of-tutorials/7235#7235)
As well as a reasonable amount of documentation on the wiki to get started (tips, tricks and tools, plus tutorials):
[http://www.unifycommunity.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main\_Page](http://www.unifycommunity.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page)